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Pay rise

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCore term

In human resources, pay rise means: An increase in the amount of money an employee is paid, for example after a salary review, with a promotion or because of inflation.

In Turkish: maaş zammı, zam, ücret artışı

How it is used

British English; Americans say raise. You ask for, get, give or are offered a pay rise. A general increase for everyone is often called a cost-of-living increase or cost-of-living adjustment.

Example sentences

  1. Everyone will get a 4% pay rise from April.

  2. He asked for a pay rise after taking on two more clients.

Common collocations

  • ask for a pay rise
  • get a pay rise
  • annual pay rise
  • pay rise of 5%
  • salaryA fixed amount of money that an employee is paid for their work, agreed as a yearly figure and usually paid every month.
  • salary bandThe lowest and highest salary a company will pay for a particular job or level, used to keep pay fair and consistent.
  • compensationEverything an employee receives for their work, including salary, bonuses and benefits. It can also mean money paid to someone for a loss or injury.
  • performance reviewA regular meeting in which a manager and an employee discuss how well the employee has done their job, what went well and what to improve.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

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